Recent News

  • 8th Annual RLL GSA conference is a resounding success
    5/31/19
    The 8th Annual Romance Languages and Literatures Graduate Student Association Conference was held April 26-27, 2019, on UB's North Campus. Invited keynote speakers were Dr. John Lipski, Edwin Earl Sparks Professor of Spanish and Linguistics at Pennsylvania State University; and Dr. William Egginton, Decker Professor in the Humanities and Director of the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute at Johns Hopkins University .
  • Abigail LaPlaca named RLL 2019 Commencement Speaker
    5/23/19
    Abby LaPlaca, 2015 summa cum laude graduate with a B.A. in Spanish, will be featured guest speaker at the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures commencement celebration on May 17, 2019.
  • Paige Melin wins Fulbright Award to Senegal
    4/26/19
    Paige Melin, 2013 UB BA grad with a double major in English and French Language and Literature, has won a Fulbright English Teaching Award in Senegal for 2019-2020.
  • Elizabeth Scarlett elected to MLA forum executive committee
    5/9/19
    The Modern Language Association has announced the election of Professor Elizabeth Scarlett to a five-year term on the executive committee of the forum Transdisciplinary Connections--Religion and Literature. We wish Professor Scarlett congratulations and best wishes on her new leadership role!
  • Joelle Carota wins prestigious Sigma Delta Pi research award
    4/3/19
    RLL PhD student Joelle Carota has been awarded a Sigma Delta Pi Research Grant for 2019. She will use the $2000 award to support her dissertation research this coming summer.
  • Publication of "Perec en Amérique" Announced
    3/25/19
    The publication of Jean-Jacques Thomas’ new book, Perec en Amérique (Bruxelles : Les Impressions Nouvelles, 2019), is announced for April 4, 2019, having already gone into pre-sale  in many bookstores in France and Europe. The book is presented on the web page of its European publisher and the introductory pages are available for consultation  at https://lesimpressionsnouvelles.com/catalogue/perec-en-amerique/ .